Leafs Notebook – November 11
No appetizer today. Straight into the main course:
- Last season, one of the biggest strengths of the Leafs penalty kill was its health and...
Leafs Notebook – March 24
When Tim Leiweke officially took over as President of MLSE on April 2013, the Maple Leafs finally made the playoffs after a long drought,...
Leafs Notebook – November 18
You have to give Dave Nonis credit: The Leafs needed a center, so he went out and got one.
It was only a few weeks...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Special Teams Swing Game 1
Game 1 will be remembered for the Nazem Kadri hit, and the score will show that it was a blowout, but the real story...
Leafs Notebook – February 11
With the hockey world’s attention firmly fixed on the Olympics, it’s easy to forget that the NHL is quickly approaching a significant date: Trade...
Leafs Notebook – January 27
Why is the Leafs' PK struggling so heavily?
Plus much more on the week that was in Leafland.
It's kind of amazing how the Leafs' awful...
Leafs Notebook – William Nylander at center, power play struggles, shots against – December...
It's an extended notes edition of Leafs Notebook this week. Seems fitting to do it during a week in which the Leafs don’t play...
Leafs Notebook – October 28
Usually I like to include a little preamble before getting into notes, but the notes went a little long this week so I decided...
Leafs Notebook – October 7
It seems like the Jake Gardiner talk just won’t go away, even though an immediate trade seems extremely unlikely.
Elliotte Friedman got the ball rolling...
Leafs Notebook – April 7
With the rest of the Leafs season boiling down to a formality, the offseason speculation is about to ramp up to (my guess) unprecedented...
Leafs Notebook – March 31
There is an old saying that a good coach might only help you win an extra handful games over the course of a season,...
Leafs Notebook – January 21
It’s amazing how much a week can change, in the minds of some fans.
Some may say Carlyle is no longer on the hot seat,...
Leafs Notebook – December 16
Although the Leafs went 1-2 last week, it really was one of their better weeks of hockey this season. They handily outplayed LA but...
Leafs Notebook – Playoff Preparation, Fourth Line Decisions, D-Zone Draw Set Plays – April...
It’s an extended notes edition of the Leafs Notebook this week. Let’s get right to it!
Notes
- I was playing with some leading/trailing stats looking...
Leafs Notebook – December 2
The question for the Leafs right now is pretty simple:
Is this the kind of slump that every team goes through over an 82-game season,...
Leafs Playoff Notebook: Pushed to the Brink
We almost exclusively focus on the Toronto Maple Leafs and their perspective of things in this space, but let’s take a few minutes here...
Leafs Notebook – New Year’s Resolutions – January 2
With the NHL season about halfway done and 2018 now upon us, it's time for some New Year’s Resolutions, Toronto Maple Leafs edition.
Before we...
AP’s Mailbag: Defensive question marks, playoffs, Kulemin, Franson and expiring deals
Thanks for all the questions. Part 2 will follow a little later on in the day.
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@BrianHuddle: "Where does management need to advance this roster to...
Leafs Notebook – December 26
With tomorrow's game vs. Buffalo representing the 40th game of 2013-14, the Leafs are nearly at the halfway mark of the season. The Leafs,...
Leafs Notebook – Franchise records within reach; Marner, Kadri and JVR red hot; Power-play...
With an awkward division format in place and the team still on the rise, it has been pretty easy to lose sight of the...